Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Great Meadows New Jersey
Strange Problem ... Posted: 06-03-07 12:21pm
I don't know where to put this, so if a
mod feels the need to move it, go ahead.
One night my heart rate increased and it
worried me. Then, I got shakey, a bit
lightheaded, short of breath a bit and
some chest discomfort. I went to the ER,
and they ran some tests. Everything came
back normal. Although the nurse said there
seemed to be "elevations" with my thyroid
and something else, but the doctor didn't
mention that and neither did the papers
the hospital gave me so I don't know
whether or not that is important. I was
told to go see my doctor, so I did. He
told me the signs seemed to point towards
anxiety attacks, since everything else had
come up clean at the hospital. He gave me
some Xanex and although they do work after
I take them, I can't help but wonder if
this is really anxiety related. I still
get one of the symptoms from time to time
usually being rapid heart rate and chest
discomfort. I'm 20 years, 6'6, and weigh
around 330-350lbs. I'm gonna go on a diet
soon and get back in shape though, because
this was a kind of wake up call that told
me I can't keep letting myself go like
this. Can someone help me out here? Is it
related to my poor fitness? Is it anxiety
related? Thyroid? Or something else
altogether?
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meblonde01
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Re: Strange Problem... Posted: 06-03-07 12:50pm
BamElementCH
wrote:
I don't know where to put
this, so if a mod feels the need to move
it, go ahead.
One night my heart rate increased and it
worried me. Then, I got shakey, a bit
lightheaded, short of breath a bit and
some chest discomfort. I went to the ER,
and they ran some tests. Everything came
back normal. Although the nurse said there
seemed to be "elevations" with my thyroid
and something else, but the doctor didn't
mention that and neither did the papers
the hospital gave me so I don't know
whether or not that is important. I was
told to go see my doctor, so I did. He
told me the signs seemed to point towards
anxiety attacks, since everything else had
come up clean at the hospital. He gave me
some Xanex and although they do work after
I take them, I can't help but wonder if
this is really anxiety related. I still
get one of the symptoms from time to time
usually being rapid heart rate and chest
discomfort. I'm 20 years, 6'6, and weigh
around 330-350lbs. I'm gonna go on a diet
soon and get back in shape though, because
this was a kind of wake up call that told
me I can't keep letting myself go like
this. Can someone help me out here? Is it
related to my poor fitness? Is it anxiety
related? Thyroid? Or something else
altogether?
I think it was just a case pf anxiety. I
have heart palpitations and your mind can
do funny things to you when you get
scared. You heart beat increased and then
the other symptoms followed.
You checked out fine so I would just keep
an eye on it.. If it does it again the
best thing to do is just stay calm ( I
know easier said then done). After I found
out I was not dying when I had the heart
palpitations. I hardly ever get them
anymore..
As you already said you need to get back
into shape.. Try walking everyday even if
it is only 5 minutes until you work your
way back into shape.. You will feel better
after even a short walk that you’re
doing something for your heart!
Good luck.. Calm down.. You will be fine..
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BamElementCH
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Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Great Meadows New Jersey
Posted: 06-03-07 12:56pm
Well the only reason i'm not 100% sure
it's anxiety is because....Errr....I
dunno. But the Xanex DOES work, so I
suppose it really is anxiety. I rarely get
them, and when I do it's just one symptom
now and it goes away with a Xanex or when
I clear my mind of it and relax.
Anyway I am going to get back into good
shape. 45 minute walks and dieting.
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meblonde01
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Posted: 06-03-07 12:58pm
BamElementCH
wrote:
Well the only reason i'm not
100% sure it's anxiety is
because....Errr....I dunno. But the Xanex
DOES work, so I suppose it really is
anxiety. I rarely get them, and when I do
it's just one symptom now and it goes away
with a Xanex or when I clear my mind of it
and relax.
Anyway I am going to get back into good
shape. 45 minute walks and
dieting.
how many mg of xanex are you on?
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BamElementCH
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Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Great Meadows New Jersey
Posted: 06-03-07 13:01pm
0.5MG. I only take them when I need them,
and once the bottle goes dry i'll probably
never take em anymore cause I really don't
like pills very much.
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meblonde01
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Posted: 06-03-07 13:02pm
BamElementCH
wrote:
0.5MG. I only take them when
I need them, and once the bottle goes dry
i'll probably never take em anymore cause
I really don't like pills very
much.
me either.. they put me on them but I
could not even tell any difference. so I
quit taking them.
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BamElementCH
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Great Meadows New Jersey
Posted: 06-03-07 14:59pm
I knew there was a reason I didn't think
it was Anxiety attacks, I just remembered
why. It's because for the last few days,
i've had a constant pain in my chest..
Like every few minutes a small sting.
Other than that, I have no reason to
believe it isn't an anxiety attack.
Update: Well the small stings are almost
entirely gone, now I rarely get them so by
tomorrow I suspect they will be gone
entirely. Man that's weird...
Update 2: After doing some research, i've
concluded that I most likely have Benign
Chest Wall pain. A harmless condition that
affects young people and young adults
usually. I believe this because I had
tests done already and nothing was found,
so there's no reason to believe it's
anything serious. So it seems I had an
anxiety attack, and then a week later this
condition. Crazyness.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-25-08 15:08pm
You can have chest pains as a result of
anxiety too.
I will copy this topic to the
anxiety/stress forum so that more people
will be able to help you out
